LGBTQ Populations: Psychologically Vulnerable Communities in the COVID-19 Pandemic

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• Alternative Title:
  Psychol Trauma
• Personal Author:
  Salerno, John P. ; Williams, Natasha D. ; Gattamorta, Karina A.
• Description:
  In the wake of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the psychological consequences that will follow, it is critical to acknowledge and understand the unique vulnerabilities of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning (LGBTQ) populations in order to provide equitable mental health intervention that reaches these highly at-risk groups. It is well established that LGBTQ persons face social disadvantages and mental health disparities, which may be exacerbated as a result of COVID-19 pandemic trauma and social isolation measures. This commentary highlights structural, social, and individual-level challenges among LGBTQ populations in the context of COVID-19 and proposes prevention recommendations to mitigate the psychological ramifications of COVID-19 pandemic-related trauma among LGBTQ persons. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Article Child Coronavirus Infections COVID-19 Healthcare Policy Health Services Accessibility Humans Infection Control LGBTQ Mental Health Mental Health Services Middle Aged Pandemics Pneumonia, Viral Psychological Trauma Sexual And Gender Minorities Social Distancing Social Isolation Students Vulnerable Populations Young Adult

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• Source:
  Psychol Trauma. 12(Suppl 1):S239-S242
• Pubmed ID:
  32551761
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC8093609
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  U48 DP006382/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States ; National Institutes of Health; National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities/ ; National Institutes of Health; National Institute of Mental Health/ ; CC/CDC HHS/United States ; R36 MH123043/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States ; U54 MD002266/MD/NIMHD NIH HHS/United States
• Volume:
  12
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:7df7586fc39c15db9087499888cba8d3ac04d26673877c89fc5275b0f1d7cf3f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/106270/cdc_106270_DS1.pdf
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